冬 季 景 色
資料提供者：Sidddney Chen
2013年11月9日
It's only a matter of time before CHINA overtake USA as No. 1
Below are some of the cities of modern China today. According one report there are more than 600 modern cities & municipalities in China, and the urban population is around 608 million out of a total population of 1.341 billion according to last year's census.
Out of the 608 million Chinese urbanites,
some 300 million are middle class, defined by the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics as having annual income of between 60,000 to 500,000 yuan.
According to Forbes, there are 115 Chinese US dollar billionaires in 2010.
According to the 2010 Hurun Rich List there are:
1) 189 Chinese US dollar billionaires,
2) 1,363 individuals with a personal wealth of 1 billion yuan(150 million US dollars)
3) 875,000 millionaires.
According to the Hurun Report which is based in China, domestic consumption and not exports is the main driving force behind the rising number of rich Chinese.
Interesting comparison:
Chinese urban population - 608 million
The European Union ---- - 500 million
South America -------- - 400 million
North America --------- - 343 million
Russia ------------------ - 147 million
Japan ------------------- - 128 million
There are more than 300 million Chinese who are bi-lingual, read, write and speak Chinese and English fluently, many of them as young as under 10 years old! This was reported by Diane Sawyer of ABC News, US.
According to some estimates the Chinese urban population is increasing by 15 to 20 million each year, as the rural people move to live in urban areas. The urban population in Western countries and Japan ranges from about 65% to 92%, and in China it is 46.8% in 2010.
Most of the Chinese cities people in the West have never heard or seen before. (Copy & paste from the Internet)
Foshan_Skyline_2004
Xiangfan Lunar NewYear 2007.
Yinchuan aerial
Xining 2008
Hengyang
Ningbo Tianyi Square
Central Liuzhou.
Hohhot Central
